Garment hanger



y 15, 1951 E. SOKOLIK 2,553,282

GARMENT HANGER Filed May 6, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 E. SOKOLIK GARMENT HANGER May 15, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 6, 1946 INVENTOR Patented May 15, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER Edward Solrolik, New Brighton, Minn.

Application May 6, 1946, Serial No. 667,514

13 Claims. 1

My invention relates to garment hangers and has for an object to provide a garment hanger on which both coats and trousers and other garments may be conveniently hung.

An object of my invention resides in providing a garment hanger on which two pair of trousers may be supported.

Another object of my invention resides in pro viding a garment hanger on which the trousers may either be hung from the cuffs or may be supported in folded relation.

A still further object of my invention resides in providing a garment hanger in which two spaced reaches are employed whereby extended area is provided for supporting the garments in folded relation.

Another object of my invention resides in providing two arms forming the supports for the trousers, said arms having connecting members therebetween forming with said arms bights for the endwise reception of the trousers.

Another object of the invention resides in providing fastening means for the ends of the arms, said fastening means being disengageable upon upward movement of the arm upon which the garment is hung.

A still further object of the invention resides in providing a garment hanger which can be constructed from a single piece of wire.

A feature of the invention resides in providing a garment hanger formed with a shoulder support having a loop at the end of th same and further formed with a pendant extending downwardly from the inner portion of the loop and forming a re-entrant angle therewith.

A still further object of the invention resides in constructing one of the arms with a finger piece disposed in said angle and serving to disengage the fastening means upon movement of the finger piece within said angle.

Other objects of the invention reside in the novel combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter illustrated and/or described.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a garment hanger illustrating an embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the upper portion of the hanger.

Fig. 3 is an end elevational view of the hanger shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan sectional view taken on line 4-5 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are views similar to Fig. 4 showing modifications of the invention.

The form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 is constructed from a single length of wire which is bent to form the various parts of the hanger. The hanger illustrated comprises two arms 3! and 32 which consist of parallel reaches [5 and IT. The reaches l! of arms 3! and 32 are connected together by means of a connecting member l9 through bends l8 in the wire from which the said hanger is constructed and which provides bights 28 between the reaches H and the connecting member l9. These bights are elongated and serve to receive trousers and other garments which may be slid into said bights through the ends thereof opposite the bends l8 when the bights are opened by springing the arms apart. The two reaches It and I! are formed by bends i at the ends of said arms and which serve as finger pieces for a purpose to be presently described.

The reaches iii are connected to pendants 22 which issue from the upper portions of loops 24 formed at the ends of shoulder supports 23. The loops 2 give the supports 23 increased area at the point of engagement of the shoulder support with the shoulders of the garment. The upper ends of the shoulder support 23 are twisted together as designated at 25..to form a shank 33.

One end of the wire from which the garment hanger is constructed is bent to form a hook 26 having appreciable lateral extent and by means of which the garment hanger may be supported on a support having appreciable transverse extent such as a pair of spaced rods. The other end of the wire is bent to form a sharp hook 27 by means of which the garment hanger may be hung on a nail or other object of small dimensions. Issuing outwardly from hook 2'! i a curved portion 28 which forms an enlargement of said hook adapted to hook over a pole or other similar supporting structures.

The two arms 3! and 32 are fastened together by means of fasteners 3d and 39. The said fasteners being identical in construction, only the fastener t'will be described in detail.

This fastener consists of a lug l5 formed in the reach [6 of arm 32 by providing a U-shaped bend in said reach extending upwardly from the same. The said lug is adapted to be engaged, by an eye 35 formed on th reach E7 of arm 3!. The eye 35 in the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4 may be constructed by merely offsetting a portion of the reach H or the same may be completely closed if desired. In operation the eye 35 is hooked over the lug i5 and may be disengaged therefrom by upward movement of the finger piece l4 formed on arm 31.

- cor-responding parts. is the same as that shown in Fig. 8,except that the reaches Hae and Ale of arm 3le have been twisted.

The'form of the invention shown in Fig. 5 is similar to that shown in Fig. 4 and the same reference numerals to which the sufiix a has been added will be used to designate the corresponding parts. It will be noted that this form of the invention differs from that shown in Fig. i only in that the reaches lfia and Ila of the two arms 3m and 320. have been twisted together to increase the strengthof the hanger.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 6, the same reference characters with the suffixfb have been used to indicate the parts corresponding with those of the form shown in Fig; 4.. It will be noted that the only difference between this form of the invention and that shownin-Fig. 4 is that the inner reaches 1'! have been omitted so that a single thickness of wire is provided for each garment when the same is supported by the cufis. With the device shown in Fig. 6, only a single garment may be supported in folded relation.

iTheid'evice shownin Fig. 7 islsimilar'to'that This shown in Fig. hand th same reference characters to which the-suffix d has been added will be'used-todesignate the correspondingparts. In

this form of the invention the connecting member I9 and the reaches-i1 of the arnr3zd-have been omitted. singlerga-rment may be supported by the hanger. The said' garment, however, when folded, wi1l have support through the tworeaches 16d and With this construction, only a I'ld of arm 3ld.

.'In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 9, the samereference characters to which the. suffix e*-has been" added will be used to designate the Thisform of the invention The operation ofthe invention is obvious. .In

disengaging the fasteners 34, the eyes-35 may be disengaged from the lugs-.lfibymoving the finger The After positioning the. gartheeyes 35' back upon-the lugs 45. It will'be noted that two garments may be supported, and i in the case of trousers or skirts, the same may be supported by the cuffs or waist bandsas desired,

or said garmentsmay be folded over and-caused to rest upon the-arms 3! and 32.- Coats and similar'garments are supported by the shoulder support 23 in the customary manner.

The advantagesof my invention are asfollows.

The garment hanger can- -be constructed from a single piece of wire at an economical cost. 'With my invention two'pairs of trousers can be supported. The fastening means are disengaged by upward movement of the arms of the garment hanger, whereby the weight of the garment will hold the parts secured to one another. If it is desiredto fold the garments thesame-may: be '"hung in-certain'forms of the invention on two "bars which increase the supporting'area and-:pre-

'vent sharp creases 'in the garment. iT'he dual garment supports-can be operated one at a time,

' ports connected to said hoo-kiand extending angularly outwardly therefrom, arms extending in- .wardly from said shoulder supports and along each other, one of said arms having a reverse bend .pr-ovidingan elongated bight open at the other .end for the. endwise reception of a garment, and

fastening means for said arm at the open end of said bight for securing said arms together and for. closing said bight.

2. In a garment hanger, a hook, shoulder supports connected to said hook and extending angularly outwardly therefrom, arms extending inwardly from said shouldersupportsand along each other, one'of said arms comprising .two 'bars over which a folded garment may beplacfed,zand the other arm including a clamp bar; movable toward the first arm and fastening 'means .between the arms.

3. In a garmentzhanger, a hook;shoulder, supports connected to said hock and extending angularly outwardlytherefrom, .arms extending. in-

wardly from said shoulder support and along each other, one of said arms having areverse bend providing-an elongatedtbight open at'the other end for the:endwisereception of a,garment,.the other of said arms .having a similarreverse' bend providing an elongated bight open atatheiqpposite end and fastening means for securing thearms together. and: foriclcsing the open endsof both of the. bights.

4. In a garment hanger, a hook, shouldersupports connected to said hook and extending angui larly outwardly. therefrom, arms extending in- "'wardly from said shoulder supports and along .'GZLCh other, one of said :armshaving areverse bend providing'an elongated might open at the other end for the endwise reception of a garment,

the'other of said-arms .having a similarreverse bend forming an elongated bight open. atthe other end for the endwise reception of agarment, and fastening--means for eachof'said arms at .thebends therein ion-securing each-ofsaid arms to the other arm.

5. In a garment hanger, a hook, shoulder sup- -=ports connected-tosaid hook and-extendingangularly outwardlytherefrom, arms extending-inwardlyfrom said shoulder-v supports and along each other, one of said arms having a reverse bend providing. anelongated bight open at the other end for the endwise receptionof agarment, the other of said'arms having a similar ,--reverse bend forming-an elongated bight open at the other end for the endwise reception of agarment,

..- a connecting member-between said bends and larly outwardly therefrom, armsextending inwardly from said shoulder supports and along each other, said arms -being .constructed :of an elongated flexible member bentback uponitself to form coextensive reaohesproviding a support of double width on which folded garments may -be-placed, said reaches forming a bight with one another .at one end" thereof and-means :fore-securing the opposite end of said reaches together to close said bight.

'7. In a garment hanger, a hook, shoulder supports connected to said hook and extending angularly outwardly therefrom, arms extending inwardly from said shoulder supports and along each other, said arms being constructed of an elongated flexible member bent back upon itself to form coextensive reaches providing a support of double width on which folded garments may be placed, one of said arms being connected to one of the reaches of the other arm and forming therewith a bight in which a garment may be disposed, and means for securing the arms together to close the bight.

8. In a garment hanger, a hook, shoulder supports connected to said hook and extending angularly outwardly therefrom, loops at the ends of said shoulder supports and having portions extending inwardly from the ends of said shoulder supports, pendants depending from the ends of said portions and forming re-entrant angles with said loops, arms issuing from said pendants and extending along one another, fastening means at the ends of said arms for securing the arms together and finger pieces on said arms for engaging and disengaging the fastening means, said finger pieces being disposed in said re-entrant angles.

9. In a garment hanger, a hook, shoulder supports connected to said hook and extending angularly outwardly therefrom, loops at the ends of said shoulder supports and having portions extending inwardly from the ends of said shoulder supports, pendants depending from the ends of said portions and forming re-entrant angles with said loops, arms issuing from said pendants and extending along one another, fastening means at the end of one arm and positioned in proximity to one of said pendants, said fastening means serving to secure the arms together, and a finger piece on the arm issuing from the opposite pendant for engaging and disengaging said fastening means, said finger piece being disposed in the angle between the denoted pendant and the loop from which it issues.

10. In a garment hanger, a hook, shoulder supports connected to said hook and extending angularly outwardly therefrom, arms extending inwardly from said shoulder supports and along each other, one of said arms having a lug extending upwardly therefrom, and located in proximity to the pendant from which said arm issues,

and latching means at the free end of the other arm for engagement with said lug, said latching means being disengageable therefrom upon upward movement thereof.

11. In a garment hanger, a hook, shoulder supports connected to said hook and extending angularly outwardly therefrom, arms extending inwardly from said shoulder supports and along each other, one of said arms having an upwardly extending U-shaped portion forming a lug and located in proximity to the pendant from which said arm issues, and latching means at the free end of the other arm for engagement with said lug, said latching means being disengageable therefrom upon upward movement thereof.

12. In a garment hanger, a hook, shoulder supports connected to said hook and extending angularly outwardly therefrom, arms extending inwardly from said shoulder supports and along each other, one of said arms having a lug extending upwardly therefrom and located in proximity to the pendant from which said arm issues and an eye at the free end of the other arm for the reception of said lug, said eye being disengageable from said lug upon upward movement thereof.

13. In a garment hanger, a hook, shoulder supports connected to said hook and extending angularly outwardly therefrom, arms extending inwardly from said shoulder supports and along each other, a connecting member between the ends of said arms farthest from the shoulder supports from which said arms issue, said connecting member forming bights between said connecting member and arms for the endwise reception of garments and fastening means for securing said arms together at the open ends of said bights.

EDWARD SOKOLIK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS- Lindsay Mar. 7, 1933 

